Manila Travel Review

I landed in Washington yesterday morning, and wrote this from my hotel room in Manila, but wanted to share a few quick reviews for those traveling to Manila.  I know I often look for similar guidance, and don’t often actually find it, so I figured I’d draft up a few notes that might be helpful…

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Oasis en Route

Blissfully reporting from podland. It make take 60 hrs for me to get from DRC to DC, but the only silver lining is the blissful invention of the airport hotel, by the hour. This is my first time taking advantage of this option, available for lay-overs of more than 8 hrs. It certainly won’t be…

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Watermelon Fish

Today’s post a bit on the lighter side. One of the fun things in Vietnam are their watermelon fish. They often give watermelon as a refreshing after meal treat. They have this ingenious way of cutting the rind of the watermelon to resemble the tail of a fish, and the triangle of watermelon the body.…

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